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The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions on two biggest Russian oil companies in a bid to pressurize Moscow to “immediately agree to ceasefire“.“Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire. Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund…
The United States “Department of War” carried out a “lethal” strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific, killing two “terrorists”, defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.He also shared an unclassified video of the strike in a post on X.“Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal…
PM Modi and US President Trump (File photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said India is not going to be buying “too much oil” from Moscow, suggesting that he had received assurances from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi would be tapering Russian oil purchases without completely stopping the…
President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) There are “no plans” for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the immediate future, a US official announced on Tuesday. The announcement came a day after…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) For the first time in seven years, China has completely halted imports of US soybeans, leaving American farmers cut off from their largest overseas customer just as the autumn harvest begins. September shipments from the US fell to zero, a sharp contrast to last year’s 1.7 million metric tons.China’s overall…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump as “positive,”even though Washington declined to provide Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.Speaking to reporters after what was reportedly a tense encounter, Zelenskyy said all parties have “moved closer” to a possible end to the war with Russia.“That doesn’t mean it will definitely…
US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might reduce tariffs on Chinese goods, but only if Beijing agrees “to do things” for the United States. These concessions include buying more US soybeans, halting restrictions on rare earth minerals, and other security concerns. Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One, he said, “They’re paying…
US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for averting a potential war between India and Pakistan, saying he used the threat of steep trade tariffs to stop the two nuclear-armed neighbours from “going at it.“Speaking to Fox News on Sunday (local time), Trump said his administration leveraged economic pressure to defuse tensions following…
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the war in Gaza will only end after the second phase of the truce is completed, which includes disarming Hamas. “Phase B also involves the disarming of Hamas or more precisely, the demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip, following the stripping of Hamas of its weapons,” Netanyahu…
Hakeem Jeffries; Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday responded sharply to House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, who had called her “sick” and “demented” following her comments criticising the Democratic Party, of which Jeffries is a member.Leavitt labelled Jeffries a “stone-cold loser” and accused the Democrats of “lashing out” because “they know…
